1. Drew Mathews Associate Pastor

2. The Missionary God

3. LOGO

4. Local ministry and local mission are totally necessary. Global missions is tragically neglected. - David Platt

5. Local ministry and local mission are totally necessary. Global missions is tragically neglected. - David Platt - Less than 5% of missionaries go to the world’s unreached peoples

6. Local ministry and local mission are totally necessary. Global missions is tragically neglected. - David Platt - Less than 5% of missionaries go to the world’s unreached peoples -For every $100 a North American Christian makes, $0.05 goes to the unreached

7. Sue Koch, LCF-Supported Missionary to China

8. Genesis 12:1-3

9. (Genesis 1-11) Man and woman, left to their own effort, will not choose God.

10. Genesis 12:1-3 (Genesis 1-11) Man and woman, left to their own effort, will not choose God. The Lord is enacting his plan, and he wants to use you.

11. Genesis 12:1-3 (Genesis 1-11) Man and woman, left to their own effort, will not choose God. The Lord is enacting his plan, and he wants to use you. You have been blessed in order to be a blessing to others.

12. Genesis 12:1-3 (Genesis 1-11) Man and woman, left to their own effort, will not choose God. The Lord is enacting his plan, and he wants to use you. You have been blessed in order to be a blessing to others. God wants to bless all the people groups of the world.

13. The Scripture, forseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.” Galatians 3:8

14. The Scripture, forseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.” Galatians 3:8... so that in Christ Jesus, the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles. Galatians 3:14

15. Genesis 12:1-3 (Genesis 1-11) Man and woman, left to their own effort, will not choose God. The Lord is enacting his plan, and he wants to use you. You have been blessed in order to be a blessing to others. God wants to bless all the people groups of the world. God wants to bless them with Jesus Christ.

16. May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, that your way may be known on the earth, your saving power among all nations. Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon the earth. Let all the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; let all the ends of the earth fear him! Psalm 67

17. Current Reality

18. 16,000 people groups

19. Current Reality 16,000 people groups 7,000 unreached

20. Current Reality 16,000 people groups 7,000 unreached 3,000 unengaged

21. Current Reality 16,000 people groups 7,000 unreached 3,000 unengaged We do missions because God is a missionary God.

22. Current Reality 16,000 people groups 7,000 unreached 3,000 unengaged We do missions because God is a missionary God. We do missions because God deserves worship.

23. Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20

24. Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 1.All authority

25. Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 1.All authority 2.All the nations

26. Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 1.All authority 2.All the nations 3.All that I have commanded

27. Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 1.All authority 2.All the nations 3.All that I have commanded 4.All the days